Aphelocerus sparicapillus, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 959-1076 : 965

Aphelocerus sparicapillus OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 5 , 108, 206 , 267 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: Peru, S. a., Nov.11-23-1937, F. Woykowski, No. 3812. A second label reads: Dept. Huanuco, Vic. San Domingo, Andes, 3000 M. el. ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Aphelocerus KIRSCH was revised in 2005 (OPITZ 2005). This work included a key to species. The available Aphelocerus sparicapillus specimen keys out to A. immarginatus from which the A. sparicapillus specimen differs by showing a non-sagittate aedeagus.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 5.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 267 . Color: Black; row of white setae on the basal region of the sutural margin; elytral disc with two slightly developed white setal patches. Head: Interocular depression and frontal umbo shallow; antenna ( Fig. 5 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres filiform, progressively shorter and wider towards capitulum, capitulum compact; eyes finely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 17/41). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 108 ) oblong, very finely punctate (PW/PL 75/85); elytral disc with slightly developed anterior and posterior white setal patches, disc with striae of very small setiferous punctures (EL/EW 215/70). Abdomen: Pygidium transverse / scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 206.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimen was collected during November, at 3000 m.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: ThisspeciesisknownfromPeru.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, sparicapillus, is a Latin compound name that stems from sparsus (= few) and capillus (= hair); with reference to the patches of white setae on the elytral disc.

Figures

Figs 1-27: Antennae; (1) Aphelocerus nodus; (2) A. copanus; (3) A. magnipannus; (4) A. yoro; (5) A. sparicapillus; (6) A. tigra. (7) A. nolus; (8) A. ligulus; (9) Perilypus schusteri; (10) P. apunctus; (11) P. virgulatus; (12) P. izabal; (13) P. alpinus; (14) Cregya fuscomacula; (15) Phonius versus; (16) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (17) Pelonium falcatum; (18) Pujoliclerus cnecostus; (19) P. trunculus. (20) P. sentus; (21) P. testudinatus; (22) P. catie; (23) P. flavidus; (24) P. convexus; (25) P. meloinus; (26) P. mexicoensis; (27) P. tuxtlas.

Figs 201-206: Aedeagi; (201) Aphelocerus copanus; (202) A. ligulus; (203) A. magnipannus; (204) A. nodus; (205) A. nolus; (206) A. sparicapillus.

Figs 266-269: Habitus; (266) Aphelocerus nolus; (267) A. sparicapillus; (268) A. tigra; (269) A. yaguare.

Figs 101-117: Pronota; (101) Aphelocerus ligulus; (102) A. yoro; (103) Ridica achira; (104) R. merida; (105) Ampleris cacuminis; (106) Plocamocera catalexis; (107) Aphelocerus tigra; (108) A. sparicapillus; (109) A. nolus; (110) A. magnipannus; (111) Pyticeroides desodes; (112) Cregya petalosa; (113) C. livida; (114) C. tobagoensis; (115) C. maura; (116) Pujoliclerus flavidus; (117) Amboakis collucoatis.